Hoopoe bred at an undisclosed location in Leicestershire this summer time, it has been revealed.
After a single fowl was famous in a personal backyard on 17 May, a pair was seen on the identical location two days later. No additional sightings adopted that month, however a close-by home-owner independently reported two uncommon birds, which they took to be ‘unusual woodpeckers’, throughout June.
Then, on 18 July, the pair of grownup Hoopoes reappeared within the authentic backyard accompanied by three juveniles.
A pair of Hoopoes raised three chicks in Leicestershire this summer time (Tony Flashman).
Leicestershire county recorder, Carl Baggott, was invited to the location quickly afterwards and was capable of confirm the report, seeing two of the juveniles throughout his go to.
He mentioned: “The grownup birds disappeared in early August, and the juveniles adopted two weeks later. This constitutes the primary confirmed breeding report for Britain since 1996 when a pair bred at Montgomery, Wales.”
